Technical Recruiter

About this job

Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that partners with enterprises, technology companies, and investors to guide investment decisions, global scaling strategies, market entry, and long-term growth. Within the Globalisation Excellence practice, the firm helps clients build and scale Global Capability Centers end-to-end. As a Technical Recruiter at Zinnov in Koramangala, Bangalore, you will serve as a sourcing-first professional focused on identifying and hiring mid-level engineering talent across software engineering, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence domains. A normal day in this role involves driving proactive candidate sourcing through market mapping and modern recruitment tools, building passive talent pipelines, assessing candidates through structured interviews, and partnering closely with engineering managers and business leaders to understand hiring priorities. You will blend hands-on recruitment execution with consultative advisory work, utilizing artificial intelligence platforms to enhance sourcing productivity, maintain clean pipelines, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive proactive sourcing for mid-level technology roles including software, cloud, data, and DevOps engineers.
• Build passive talent pipelines utilizing market mapping, referrals, social sourcing, and AI-enabled tools.
• Source and hire emerging artificial intelligence talent such as machine learning engineers and data scientists.
• Assess technical talent through structured interviews and consolidate feedback into decision-ready summaries.
• Partner with engineering managers and technical leads to understand hiring priorities and skill requirements.
• Provide market intelligence on software engineering, AI, cloud, and data talent availability.
• Maintain clean recruitment pipelines with clear reporting and funnel visibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4 to 6 years of hands-on technical recruiting experience in product engineering, digital engineering, GCCs, or technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success hiring software, full stack, backend, frontend, cloud, DevOps, data, and QA automation engineers.
• Exceptional sourcing expertise across software engineering, product engineering, AI/ML, cloud, and data technologies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple candidates and requisitions simultaneously.
• Strong track record of meeting or exceeding hiring metrics including quality, speed, diversity, and experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Good to have

• Master's degree or MBA in HR or related fields.
• Hands-on experience hiring AI/ML talent including AI engineers, machine learning engineers, generative AI engineers, data scientists, and MLOps engineers.
• Experience using AI-powered recruiting platforms and GenAI tools for sourcing, market mapping, and candidate engagement.

Who should apply

This role suits experienced technical recruiters with a strong background in sourcing mid-level engineering and emerging AI talent within product engineering or global capability centers. Candidates who excel at consultative stakeholder management, leverage modern AI-powered recruitment tools, and thrive in fast-paced consulting environments will find this position a great fit.

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